About ASQE

Who We Are

ASQExcellence (ASQE) was founded in January 2020 as a trade association whose mission is to deliver credentialing, quality-driven offerings and insights to organizations in support of their performance excellence journey. ASQE provides expertise, insights, thought leadership, networks and resources to a global membership of organizations and their linked employees, representing a wide range of industries and cultures.

ASQE is a registered trademark of ASQ, which was founded in 1946. Both are headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., USA. ASQ and ASQE complement and enhance each other by providing member value for both individuals and organizations.

ASQ continues to serve individuals through education, publications, events, and communities as a professional association. ASQE serves organizations and their linked employees as a trade association.

The flagship of ASQE’s offerings includes ASQ certifications, which are powered by ASQE. This means that ASQE is the professional body behind the scenes that develops the Certification Body of Knowledge and manages all aspects of the certification process. When individuals pass their certification exam, the certification is branded as ASQ.

What We Do

As a trade association, ASQE is committed to delivering the latest research, products, and opportunities that provide relevant thought leadership, resources, and skills to member organizations and their workforce.

Since ASQE’s inception in 2020, the rate of change affecting global industries has accelerated exponentially. To help navigate this rapidly changing environment, ASQE has launched the Insights on Excellence® (IoE) Benchmarking Tool, a state-of-the-art platform that measures performance across a variety of critical categories of performance metrics, providing invaluable insights to organizations and the quality community. Developed with extensive voice-of-customer feedback, the IoE Benchmarking Tool is an exclusive benefit for all ASQ Organizational Membership levels, with participants eligible to receive an ASQE Diamond Award based on their IoE benchmarking score. The data and key takeaways from the IoE Benchmarking Tool generates ASQE’s published research and provides data for event programming to provide comprehensive learnings and engagement opportunities for Organizational Members.

Additionally, while IoE focuses on organizations, ASQE continues to build on the development of the individual and their contributions to the organization through our diverse offering of ASQ Certifications.

Leadership Structure

ASQ and ASQE, two separate but interdependent legal entities, are governed by two highly engaged boards who provide strategic direction and work in partnership with staff to carry out our mission. ASQ and ASQE are legally required to have separate CEOs or a staff leadership equivalent.

The officers of the ASQ Board of Directors appointed the initial ASQE board members so that ASQE had functional officers to conduct business. The ASQE board then approved the association bylaws. It will appoint and elect additional board members consistent with the bylaws. ASQE also has its own governance documents, including articles of incorporation and bylaws, and conducts meetings consistent with its bylaws.

ASQE bylaws state that at least two ASQ board members will serve on the ASQE board to ensure strategic alignment and collaboration between the organizations. The two board members are the ASQ Past Chair and a TCC liaison. The TCC liaison is responsible for aligning technical community content with member needs. The ASQ CEO also serves as a non-voting member of the ASQE board.

Call for Board Nominations

ASQE will open the call for nominations for new board members in June, and board applications are typically due by August. If you have questions about the nomination or selection process, please contact asqenominationscommittee@asq.org.